Labor

Obama speech boosts labor activist’s fighting spirit

September 13, 2009 By John Wojcik

President Barack Obama’s dramatic re-framing of the national debate on health care this week has electrified labor leaders, progressive activists, union journalists and others pouring into the Steel City this week in advance of the AFL-CIO...

Labor’s ‘Julie’ Margolin, gone but not forgotten

September 13, 2009 By PW Editorial Board

Anyone who met "Julie," as he was affectionately known by his friends, would get a big smile and feel the warmth of his long handshake. Typically, when first meeting someone, Julie would grab their hand and...

Senate health bill protested at labor convention

September 13, 2009 By John Wojcik

PITTSBURGH- Delegates, alternates and others at the 26th AFL-CIO convention who are from states with Senators who serve on the Senate’s Finance Committee began calling those lawmakers Tuesday afternoon from the convention floor telling them that...

Illinois governor to strikers: ‘You speak for all on health care’

September 13, 2009 By John Bachtell

“This picket line is really speaking for all the people of Illinois who need decent health care,” Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn told striking workers at SK Hand Tools Corporation. “Health care is not a privilege. It’s...

Labor Day, Abe Lincoln and the EFCA

September 13, 2009 By Tony Pecinovsky

I’ve been walking in the Labor Day parade here in St. Louis since I can remember. I come from a union family and as a union member and activist, I’ve always felt compelled to spend this...